Isabella on a harness and lead for the first time

This little girl is really coming on leaps and bounds. I managed to get her harness on straight away with the help of squirty liver paste! At first she was unsure about going outside but soon settled and came with me.

The moment she got outside she froze, taking in the surroundings. Lots of jerky movements with her tail down and no sniffing so we sat together quietly on a bench. She then started exploring and……sniffing!

Isabella being curious

Once she started sniffing, she happily came with me exploring the area out the front of the kennels. It is so important to go at her pace and not rush things.

Sniffing

Young dogs often jump up at us because they have not been trained to do anything different. Isabella does this partly due to lack of training. However, notice how she is panting a little - she is becoming a little stressed now being out on lead and harness - notice the panting - it certainly was not a hot day today! Puppies and dogs will often jump up when they are stressed too. We decided to end the session on a positive note - sniffing the pee tree!